Amador Coro has been condemned for having provoked a fire. When he gets out of prison, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home town, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his mother, Benedicta, and their three cows. Life goes by, following the rhythm of nature. Until one night when a fire starts to devastate the region. The focus then shifts to FIRE WILL COME, Oliver Laxe's feature film about guilt, stigmatization, and the fragile balance between humans and the landscape. The story follows Amador and his mother Benedicta, whose austere life is shaken by a devastating forest fire. Shot in the Galician language, the film relies on long takes, real fire, and the rugged topography of northwestern Spain. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, where it won the Jury Prize. Further festival presentations, including at Mar del Plata, the Viennale, and the Film Festival Cologne, cement its reputation as an intense nature and character drama. FIRE WILL COME combines impressive images of burning forests with a quiet but lasting narrative about exclusion, responsibility, and the destructive power of smoldering conflicts.
Keywords
- Cannes: Un Certain Regard
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Festival de Cannes
- Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
- International Film Festival Rotterdam
- Lëtzebuerger Filmpräis
Actors
- Arias Amador
- Benedicta Sanchez
Director
- Oliver Laxe
The strange loner Amador was blamed for a devastating forest fire. After serving his prison sentence, he is now no longer welcome in his village.
Amador Coro has been condemned for having provoked a fire. When he gets out of prison, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home town, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his mother, Benedicta, and their three cows. Life goes by, following the rhythm of nature. Until one night when a fire starts to devastate the region.
The focus then shifts to FIRE WILL COME, Oliver Laxe's feature film about guilt, stigmatization, and the fragile balance between humans and the landscape. The story follows Amador and his mother Benedicta, whose austere life is shaken by a devastating forest fire. Shot in the Galician language, the film relies on long takes, real fire, and the rugged topography of northwestern Spain. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, where it won the Jury Prize. Further festival presentations, including at Mar del Plata, the Viennale, and the Film Festival Cologne, cement its reputation as an intense nature and character drama. FIRE WILL COME combines impressive images of burning forests with a quiet but lasting narrative about exclusion, responsibility, and the destructive power of smoldering conflicts.